Apparel-drawers.



PATENTED APR. 30, 1907.

H. P. WHEELER.

APPAREL DRAWERS.

APPLIOATION FILED DEO.8.1905.

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APPAREL-DRAWERS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented April 30, 1907.

Application filed December 8, 1905. Serial No. 290,944.

T0 at whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, HARRIET POWELL WHEELER, of the city of Toronto, inthe county of York, in the Province of Ontario, Canada, have inventedcertainnew and useful Improvementsin Drawers, of whichthe following isthe specification.

My invention relates to improvements in women and childrens drawers andthe object of the invention is to devise a simple, cheaply made,perfectly fitting and comfortable garment of this class in which thebelt, gathers and all gores are eliminated and it consists essentiallyof a pair of drawers formed out of one blank or piece of substantiallytri-angular shape, the longest side being straight and the remainingsides being arc-shaped, the long side having a circular recess cut outof the center of'the same. The apexes of the tri-angle are cut awaybetween the long sidesand curved sides by a straight line and betweenthe curved sides in the form of a broad V-shaped notch from the centerof which a bi-secting slit is made inwardly in the material. The sidesofthe notch are designed to be sewed to the sides of the oppositecut-away apexes, so as to form the garment as hereinafter moreparticularly explained.

Figure 1, is a perspective view showing a .piece of cloth folded once toexemplify the mannerof cutting out the garment. Fig. 2, is a plan viewof the garment when cutout. Fig. 3, is a plan view showing the garmentpartially made. Fig.4., shows'a complete pair of drawers.

In the drawings like letters of reference indicate corresponding partsin each figure.

A is the roll of cloth oneend of which is foldedbackwardly on itself asindicated in atternis laid on the double ortion in the form sh own indotted lines, the

Fig. 1. The

fold being indicated from A to A A A is a dotted line showing the cut tobe made to form the waist portion of the garment or referring to theblank in Fig; 2 the recess 2. p

A to A represents the portion of the straight side of the tri-angleextending to each side of the recess 2.

A A represents the side of the blank, which angular blank.

A and A.represent the curved sides located opposite the straight side ofthe blank. A A represent the two straight sides which form the notch 3and A to A the slit cut in the material and bi-secting the angle betweenthe curved sides.

It is necessary to form the curved sides A A in order to produce astraight bottom edge to the drawers when they are in position on thelegs of the wearer. The sides A and A are turned over on to the sides AA from each side, one side being shown in Fig. 3 and such sides aresewed together as indicated in this latter figure, thereby producing oneof the legs of the drawers.

It will be noticed on reference to Fig. 4, that the material of the legswhere they extend across the hip is cut on the bias but in the front andback Where the drawers are opened as indicated or connected together asthe case may be the material is on a straight edge orselvage. Such edgeis turned in and hemmed as indicated in Figs. 3 and 4 and the frontportion of the edge is provided with the usual facing 5 and the waistportion is provided with the facing 6; both the facings may be formed ofthe waste material.

As indicated in Fig; 4 the usual trimming 7 is provided at the bottom ofthe legs. It will also be noticed in this figure that I have indicatedthe material on the bias where it would extend over the hips.

Such a construction of drawers as I have set forth is very simple andcheaply'madc and as the material is on the bias on the hip and straightat thefront and back the necessity of gores on the inner sides of thelegs is avoided and it will be noticed that all gathers are avoidedaround the waist and there is no belt. The dispensing of the ga heringof the material on the waist line is, of course, an importantdesideratum, especially when the drawers are worn by stout women. Itwill also be noticed that all strain in the entire garment including thehips and legs is exerted on the bias of the material.

What Iclaim as my invention is:

1. A blank for the formation of womens drawers, comprising substantiallyatri-angular piece having one straight divided side provided with acentral arc-shaped recess, which forms the edge constituting thecomplete waist portion, the two portions of the straight side formingthe two sides of the back, and two opposite curved sides forming thebottom of the leg portion, the apeXes of the material between thestraight and the curved sides being cut away obliquely and the apexes ofthe juncture of the curvedrside being provided with a \I-shaped notch,the the material between the straight and the 15 sides of which with theaforesaid obliquely cut away portions being designed to be connectedtogether to form the crotch, as and for the purpose specified.

2. A blank for the formation of womens drawers comprising substantiallya tri-an ular piece having one straight divided side provided with acentral arc-shaped recess, which forms the edge constituting thecomplete waist portion, the two portions of the straight side-formingthe two sides of the back, and two opposite curved sides forming thebottom of the leg portion, theapexs of curved sides being cut awayobliquely and the apex of the juncture of the curved side HARRIET POWELLWHEELER.

Witnesses B. BOYD,

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being provided with a V-shaped notch, the

